President Trump

Their close ties to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raise concerns about conflicts of interest for Trump's campaign and possible presidency.

“President Trump is the most pro-America president in history and used his superior negotiating skills to ensure this country is never beholden to anyone,” Cheung told the Post. “I think it was an obvious opportunity for them to build their Rolodexes,” former Trump national security advisor John Bolton told the paper in an interview. [accepted $2 billion in funding](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jared-kushner-saudi-arabia-investment-mohammad-bin-salman-1335649/) from a state-owned sovereign wealth fund chaired by Saudi Crown Prince [Mohammed bin Salman](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/mohammed-bin-salman/). Trump’s first scheduled trip abroad was to Saudi Arabia, and the former president defended Mohammed after Trump’s relationship with Saudi Arabia could cause major problems if he is elected president in 2024. This is raising questions about how Trump and Kushner may have [used their positions in government](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-saudi-arabia-take-their-money-851524/) to ensure they profited when re-entering the private sector. The House Oversight committee in 2022, when Democrats had the majority, [launched an investigation](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-oversight-investigating-2b-saudi-investment-jared-kushners-firm-rcna31805) into the Saudi government’s investments in Kushner’s business. “I didn’t really know what Jared was doing with the Saudis,” a former administration official said to the Post. “The financial links between the Saudi royal family and the Trump family raise very serious issues,” Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. “When you factor in Jared Kushner’s financial interests, you are looking right at the cat’s cradle of financial entanglements.” [Donald Trump](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/donald-trump/) and his son-in-law [Jared Kushner](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/jared-kushner/) cultivated close ties with the Saudi regime, and it’s paying off in the form of [billions of Saudi dollars ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/12/after-helping-princes-rise-trump-kushner-benefit-saudi-funds/)flowing into the two men’s [post-presidency businesses](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/golf-trump-liv-saudi-9-11-money-blame-1389442/). Trump, too, has profited from post-White House Saudi investments.